Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<50

Native speakers worldwide

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

50 speakers reported in 1981. There will be fewer today.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Tutuba

Narango

Shark Bay

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

The language has been under pressure from the closely related larger languages Tutuba in the east, Naranggo in the south, and the less closely related Shark Bay language in the north, to which speakers have shifted.

Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

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Trends in Linguistics: Studies and Monographs

2007

Threatened Languages in the Western Pacific Area from Taiwan to, and Including, Papua New Guinea

Language Diversity Endangered

374-390

Brenzinger, Matthias

Mouton de Gruyter

Stephen A. Wurm

Wurm, Stephen A. 2007. "Threatened Languages in the Western Pacific Area From Taiwan To, and Including, Papua New Guinea." In Language Diversity Endangered, edited by Matthias Brenzinger. 374-390. Mouton de Gruyter.

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<50

10-99

50 speakers reported in 1981. There will be fewer today.

Tutuba, Narango, Shark Bay

The language has been under pressure from the closely related larger languages Tutuba in the east, Naranggo in the south, and the less closely related Shark Bay language in the north, to which speakers have shifted.

Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)